LJ35 crew had an altitude overshoot in A80 airspace.

Attributes
ACN	561968
Time
Date	200210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdk.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : a80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Learjet 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	561968
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Clearance assigned to maintain 3000 ft after departure. After takeoff, climbing through approximately 2500-2700 ft MSL, the crew became distraction and our climb was not arrested until 3500 ft MSL.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LJ35 CREW HAD AN ALT OVERSHOOT IN A80 AIRSPACE.

Narrative: CLRNC ASSIGNED TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT AFTER DEP. AFTER TKOF, CLBING THROUGH APPROX 2500-2700 FT MSL, THE CREW BECAME DISTR AND OUR CLB WAS NOT ARRESTED UNTIL 3500 FT MSL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.